The Navy's top SEAL could not have imagined that his effort to confront discipline issues would result in being publicly and repeatedly countermanded by the president of the United States.
WASHINGTON — Four months ago, retired Navy SEAL Capt. Dick Couch reached out to the head of Naval Special Warfare Command, Rear Adm. Collin Green, to tell him some hard truths.
Fixing that problem, Green wrote, was his “top priority.” But even he could not have imagined that his effort to confront these issues would result in having his attempts to discipline one of his SEALs — Eddie Gallagher — publicly and repeatedly countermanded by the president of the United States. Little in Green’s career up to this point suggested he was going to be involved in a high-stakes showdown with the president. “He just didn’t come up on the radar much,” said a retired senior SEAL officer who knows Green. “He’s the gray man.”
More than one former SEAL interviewed for this story referred to Green as a “nice guy,” but none could cite specific examples from his career that might point to how he will deal with his current situation.
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